Hey guys…
I think I get it, but can someone cover the X,Y,Z basics for me? After playing with RIOS for a couple of weeks now it is all starting to make sense to me. To spare myself from potentially looking like a moron I will not explain my concept of how it works.
A quick rundown (if possible) for confirmation would be awesome.
Thanks!
-Stack
No need to feel silly. The other guys here can probably answer you better, since I’m more of an R/C kind of guy than software, but I was under the impression it is simply the 3 axis. For instance, Y axi being up and down, x being left and right, and Z being Forward and backwards. Maybe not in those definitions but just basically the 3 axis of motion of the arm.
I just got my SSC-32, Rios and SEQ software so I’ve only began tinkering with it. I’m using it on my own homemade arm on a rover. The rios is doing the trick and I’m having fun programming stuff as well.
yea, thats basically it, just like a quadralertal graph in math (i think thats what its called, dont really pay attention to the specifics 
) but there is x with is left to right, y which is up and down, and z, which pops out toward you like if you put a pencil pointing straight up on the desk…or there was a hole in the desk for some reason
…well its basically the same thing coorect? because you haver a set orgin in space, and from that origin you want to go to other point in space…correct?
No, silly, that’s a map!
…watever
Cool … thanks guys.
My notion of the XYZ was on track.
Nothing like robotics to make you realize you’re not as smart as you once thought! 
Anyway… back to tinkering.
Thanks again!
I do find it strange that Y is the height? I figured X-Y would be like on a plotter and Z the height. Odd but I guess I can work with it.
Question? what does LOCK X or y z or W do? other than turn a box red?
Cartesian coordinate systems vary a lot, depending on the system you are using. Terms like “left-hand rule” are often used to determine how the axes are referenced.
Similar to your thinking about plotters, most of the references I have seen to CNC routers refer to the bed and/or gantry travel as the X and Y axes, and the tool height as Z.
A 3D rendering program I use, on the other hand, uses X and Y to refer to “right” and “up” directions, as viewed on the monitor screen, and Z is the “in” direction for depth.
